Buena Vista County

Population

Population

Population	2000	2010	2023	2028
Buena Vista County	20,411	20,260	20,743	21,036

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Population by Age

Population	2010	2023	2028
0-4	1,449	1,340	1,376
5-9	1,345	1,383	1,396
10-14	1,317	1,349	1,458
15-19	1,734	1,522	1,584
20-24	1,578	1,282	1,215
25-29	1,205	1,302	1,123
30-34	1,049	1,366	1,278
35-39	1,059	1,183	1,373
40-44	1,131	1,097	1,185
45-49	1,377	1,002	1,115
50-54	1,587	1,219	1,044
55-59	1,397	1,398	1,250
60-64	977	1,453	1,225
65-69	681	1,165	1,359
70-74	582	928	1,046
75-79	564	671	819
80-84	569	473	561
85+	659	610	629
18+	15,204	15,842	15,935
Median Age	37	39	39

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Population by Race

Buena Vista County	2023
Total	20,743.00
White Alone	58.51
Black Alone	3.04
American Indian Alone	0.60
Asian Alone	8.86
Pacific Islander Alone	4.09
Some Other Race	13.97
Two or More Races	10.94
Hispanic Origin	29.65
Diversity Index	77.60

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Growth Rate

Buena Vista County	2023 - 2028
Population	0.28%
Households	0.23%
Families	0.13%
Median Household Income	2%
Per Capita Income	2%

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Housing

Households

Population	2000	2010	2023	2028
Households	7,499	7,522	7,420	7,504
Housing Units	8,145	8,237	8,168	8,296
Owner Occupied Units			4,990	5,075
Renter Occupied Units			2,430	2,429
Vacant Units			748	792

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Home Value

Buena Vista County	2023	2028
Median Home Value	$152,016	$158,291
Average Home Value	$188,056	$201,768
<$50,000	570	545
$50,000 - $99,999	935	895
$100,000 - $149,999	940	900
$150,000 - $199,999	1,240	1,191
$200,000 - $249,999	326	363
$250,000 - $299,999	178	199
$300,000 - $399,999	279	342
$400,000 - $499,999	216	266
$500,000 - $749,999	263	323
$1,000,000 +	1	0

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Housing Year Built

Year Range	Houses Built
2010 or Later	472
2000-2009	274
1990-1999	534
1980-1989	707
1970-1979	1,314
1960-1969	887
1950-1959	1,094
1940-1949	429
1939 or Before	2,452

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Income

Income

Buena Vista County	2023	2028
Median Household	$59,582	$66,620
Average Household	$87,749	$98,820
Per Capita	$31,410	$35,272

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Household Income Base

Buena Vista County	2023
<$15,000	432
$15,000 - $24,999	616
$25,000 - $34,999	663
$35,000 - $49,999	1,344
$50,000 - $74,999	1,368
$75,000 - $99,999	891
$100,000 - $149,999	979
$150,000 - $199,999	782
$200,000+	345

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Employees

Commute

Category	Commuters
Workers 16+	10,138
In-County Residents	9,048
Out-of-County Residents	1,048
Drive Alone	6,949
Carpooled	1,734
Public Transport	29
Work at Home	732
Less than 5 minutes	1,322
5-9 minutes	2,731
10-14 minutes	2,149
15-19 minutes	848
20-24 minutes	847
25-29 minutes	364
30-34 minutes	413
35-39 minutes	263
40-44 minutes	155
45-59 minutes	143
60-89 minutes	102
90+ minutes	69
Average Travel Time	14

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Employees by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Employees	10,863
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt	74
Mining	0
Utilities	24
Construction	299
Manufacturing	1,532
Wholesale Trade	354

Retail Trade	2,542
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers	151
Furn & Home Furnish Str	12
Electronics & Appl Store	4
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip	45
Food & Beverage Stores	421
Health/Pers Care Stores	79
Gasoline Stations	44
Clothing/Accessory Store	1,363
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music	92
General Merchandise Str	331
Misc Store Retailers	0
Nonstore Retailers	0

Transportation/Warehouse	245
Information	139

Finance & Insurance	369
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn	276
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv	22
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other	71

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing	107
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv	248
Legal Services	67
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises	108
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt	85
Educational Services	1,377
HealthCare/Social Assist	886
Arts/Entertainment/Rec	179

Accommodation/Food Srvcs	762
Accommodation	185
Food Srv/Drinking Places	577

Other Srv excl Pub Admin	892
Auto Repair/Maintenance	57
Public Administration Emp	590

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Educational Attainment (25+)

Buena Vista County	2023
Some High School	1,125
Graduated High School	4,107
Associates Degree	1,651
Bachelor's Degree	2,276
Graduate Degree	974

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17

Businesses

Businesses by NAICS

Category	Number
Total Businesses	837
Agr/Forestry/Fish/Hunt Bus	26
Mining Bus	0
Utilities Bus	4
Construction Bus	50
Manufacturing Bus	37
Wholesale Trade Bus	30

Retail Trade Bus	121
Motor Veh/Parts Dealers Bus	20
Furn & Home Furnish Str Bus	3
Electronics & Appl Store Bus	3
Bldg Matl/Garden Equip Bus	8
Food & Beverage Stores Bus	23
Health/Pers Care Stores Bus	16
Gasoline Stations Bus	7
Clothing/Accessory Store Bus	15
Sports/Hobby/Book/Music Bus	19
General Merchandise Str Bus	7
Misc Store Retailers Bus	0
Nonstore Retailers Bus	0

Transportation/Warehouse Bus	36
Information Bus	24

Finance & Insurance Bus	50
Cntrl Bank/Crdt Intrmdtn Bus	20
Sec/Cmdty Cntrct/Oth Inv Bus	8
Insur/Funds/Trusts/Other Bus	22

Real Estate/Rent/Leasing Bus	19
Prof/Scientific/Tech Srv Bus	49
Legal Services Bus	18
Mgmt of Comp/Enterprises Bus	4
Admin/Support/Waste Mgmt Bus	21
Educational Services Bus	24
HealthCare/Social Assist Bus	58
Arts/Entertainment/Rec Bus	28

Accommodation/Food Srvcs Bus	47
Accommodation Bus	9
Food Srv/Drinking Places Bus	38

Other Srv excl Pub Admin Bus	111
Auto Repair/Maintenance Bus	18
Public Administration Bus	74

Source: ESRI, 2023-10-17